The continent is also a country - but there are often misconceptions about the region it's a part of and how it's defined.

The largest continent, Asia covers an area of 44.6 million square kilometres (17.2 million square miles) and has a staggering population of approximately 4.6 billion people. It is characterised by ...

Interview with Gilles Pison, author of Atlas of the World Population, emeritus professor at the National Museum of Natural History, and advisor to the National Institute of Demographic Studies, a ...

The study did not track a continent-wide population tally because the various surveys employed different methodologies over ...

One sunny spot in the southern hemisphere is both the smallest continent in the world and a country in its own right.

youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. By Declan Walsh ...

Looking ahead, the continent’s young and increasing population presents an unprecedented opportunity to spur rapid development,” Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, Jim Yong ...

Brazil is one of the world’s top tourist destinations ... Brazil is the giant of the continent – both in size and in population. Brazil’s history is filled with economic turmoil, veering ...

Firstly, its population is not only rising ... public and private stakeholders from across the continent and beyond must work together. Partnerships like DP World’s with CDC Group, the UK ...

Although more developed, the southern regions of the sub-continent are experiencing a steady decline in fertility, a concern for their leaders in terms of their future political representation in ...